I’m having difficulty in my sexual life after taking Lexapro and I already know this is one of the side effects, but does this last forever?
I’ve been taking the medicine for 2 weeks now and I still don’t feel any change in my anxiety. if this is the case then I want to stop taking it.
Related posts:
- When will the lexapro kick in?
- Is the sexual dysfunction side effect of antidepressants an intentional way to eliminate bad genes?
- meds that cause sexual dysfunction HELP?
- do all antidepressants have the same side effects on the same person?
- Are there GAD medications that don't have sexual sexual side effect or at least Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction?
October 16th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
It will take longer than 2 weeks for the medication to help with your anxiety. Generally 4-6 weeks is when it will start helping (if it’s the right drug for you, and trying it out fully is the only way to know). Also the side effects will diminish over a few weeks for many people. If they don’t your doctor can switch you to a similar drug that doesn’t have the same side effects for you.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
It takes 1-2 months to see any changes from those types of meds. I would wait until at least a month before making any changes. The side effect may go away or they may not, if it is too much to deal with then talk to your doctor about changing but please do not just stop taking Lexapro, the rebound from stopping cold can be very dramatic.
October 16th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
It’ll take four to six weeks for the Lexapro to reach its "fully effective" level in your system, but you should feel it starting to work after a couple weeks or so.
Some of the sexual side effects might go away with time; if it doesn’t you can add Wellbutrin SR, and lower your Lexapro dose – that will make a huge difference!
…